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Burke Theatre at the US Navy Memorial

701 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20004

Everest Dark

Director

Jereme Watt

Executive Producers

Ina Fichman, Merit Jensen Carr, Michael Bodnarchuk, Jereme Watt

Producers

Merit Jensen Carr, Michael Bodnarchuk, Jereme Watt

Editors

Joni Church, Alan Flett

Consulting Editor

Co-Editor

Assistant Editor

Cinematographer

Kylie Sandilands

Additional Cinematography

Music

Colin Aguliar

Sound

Daniel Pellerin

Narration

Contact

Autlook Filmsales GmbH, +43 670 208 7881

A breathtaking and rare perspective on Mount Everest—told not through the eyes of Western adventurers, but from those who call the mountain home. This visually arresting documentary follows renowned Nepalese climber Mingma Tsiri Sherpa as he undertakes a perilous journey back to Everest to honor ancient beliefs and restore balance with the sacred mountain.

While climbers from around the world flock to Everest, chasing achievement and Instagram fame, the mountain has also become a chilling memorial, its slopes littered with the remains of those who underestimated its power. But beyond the headlines lies a deeper narrative: the spiritual connection that local communities maintain with the land, where gods dwell in the peaks and nature commands reverence.

In a bold and emotionally charged expedition, Mingma Tsiri confronts both physical danger and spiritual responsibility as he seeks to retrieve a body and offer a gesture of peace to the mountain deities. This is Everest as you’ve never seen it—a story not just of survival, but of respect, belief, and the invisible forces that shape the world above the clouds.

Jereme-Watt

Jereme Watt

Director, Everest Dark

An award-winning director of film and over 150 episodes of documentary television for Discovery and History channels worldwide, director Jereme Watt is known for his focus and care in drawing compelling stories from complicated characters.

Jereme has over 20 years of experience in some of the most unforgiving environments in the world. Over the past 10 years he has brought his camera to Nepal and dedicated himself to filming the incredible mountaineer Mingma Tsiri Sherpa in a quest to bring his captivating story to the big screen.

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